Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-26
JEWELRY.
Some of the Novelties That
Are Seen.
THE FASHION IN VALUABLES.
How Some Stores Become More
Popular Than
Others.

The fashion in jewelry is constantly
changing and glance in the store
windows in this city show that the
winter novelties are entirely different
from those which were the favorites
last season. At the present time the
jewelry trade is rather qniet, and the
storekeepers are busy putting in new
stock in anticipation of brisk trade
very shortly. The Christmas season
is fast approaching, and the jewellers
expect more than an ordinary sale OF
trinkets. They are of the opinion that
so much money has came here from
the North and East that there will be
a free expenditure in the purchase of
presents for friends and relatives. The
jewelry trade is always indicative of
the state of the financial market, and
the vendor of precious stones and
valuable trinkets can very nearly al
ways tell whether money is being
made better than even the banker.
When money is easy and plentiful, his
trade is brisk, and when the reverse is
the case it is dull. There are some
seasons of the year, however, when
dullness is always expected the sum-
mer months especially, when many
families are out of town, but the fall,
winter and spring are generally to be
relied upon as good seasons. The fall
season is probably the best in the gen.
eral run, for it is then that there are
more changes in designs placed on
sale. 1t is the season when styles of
jewelry change most completely, and
when the ladies are tired of those
trinkets they have worn throughout
the spring and summer. OF course
there is squirt just before and during
the holidays, and it is probable that
more sales are made at this time than
during the balance of the year.
DIFFERENCE IN THE STORES
There is a great difference in the
popularity of the various jewelry
houses, some drawing the majority of
the trade during the entire year.
This is caused entirely by the
goods offered and the manner in
which they are displayed. There is
more in knowing how to select stock
and in properly displaying it than in
the costliness or cheapnnss of the
goods. Some large jewelry houses
employ men especially for this pur-
pose, Just as the manufacturing houses
employ designers for new styles. The
most original man in the designing
line is the one who is the most sought
for, and the manufacturing firm
which employs this man is always
certain to have the largest run of
trade. So it is with the retailers.
Those who employ the man who can
pick out jewelry that will attract the
most attention, and who knows ex-
actly how each piece should be dis
played, are the ones who do the most
business. Every piece Of jewelry re-
quires to be displayed in manner
that will show its charms in the most
taking light, and to do this requires
good taste and excellent judgement.
That very few have this is evidenced
by some of the shop windows in this
city.
LATEST DESIGNS.
The following notes show the bent
of the fashion at present:
Onyx link bracelets are still in favor.
Mussel shells Of silver make unique
stockholders.
Chain-work collarettes are now be-
ing worn to great extent.
Lawn-tennis rackets of oxidized sill
yer are fashionable lace-pins.
A star sapphire in a daisy of dia-
monds is rich design in brooches.
In scarf-pins, those of black oxidized
silver, set with diamonds, are most
stylish.
An attractive lace-pin is golden
shell partially open, showing a pearl
in it's center.
A golden street-lamp top, with
diamond for the light, makes an at
tractive scarf-pin.
Sailor knots, Roman knots, and low
ers' knots are the prevailing fancies
for hairpin tops.
An edelweiss of white enamel, with
diamond center, is handsome design
for brooches.
LII rings largo tui4uOioO ooo IL ~
cluster Of diamonds on fiat double
wire shank is pleasing pattern.
Girdles composed of heavy links of
onyx, with pendants of the same ma
terial, are now being produced.
A pleasing effect in pendants is OBJ
tanned by setting a topaz carved in
clusters of diamonds and pearls.
A new design in pendants is a
double star of diamonds and sap
phires, in the center of which rests an
opal. =,
A miniature barrel filled with pearls
and hanging in the center OF coil OF
ropes is novelty in brooches.
A pretty brooch is in the shape Of
beetle, with gold legs, diamond neck,
ruby eyes and wings of carbuncle. :,
A beautiful pendant is heart-shaped
and contains about twenty diamonds,
the largest of which hangs from the
center.
A New Railroad.
Ground was broken Saturday on the